The Only Happy Man in the World!
True happiness comes from having God as our God, our portion, and being His inheritance.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that true happiness is found in having God as one's portion, as stated in Psalms 144:15. He explains that the happiness of those who belong to God is profound and beyond human comprehension, asserting that nothing can truly make a person miserable if God is their God. Brooks highlights that God is the source, giver, sustainer, and center of all true happiness, making those who possess Him the only truly happy individuals in the world.
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"Happy are the people whose God is the Lord." Ps. 144:15
All the happiness and blessedness of the people of God
consists in this--that God is their God, and that He is
their portion, and that they are His inheritance!
Oh, the heaped up happiness of those whose God
is the Lord! The happiness of such is so great and so
glorious--as cannot be conceived, as cannot be uttered!
Nothing can make that man truly miserable, who has
God for his portion; nor can anything make that man
truly happy, who lacks God for his portion.
God is the author of all true happiness.
God is the donor of all true happiness.
God is the maintainer of all true happiness.
God is the center of all true happiness and blessedness.
Therefore, he who has Him for his God, for his portion,
is the only happy man in the world!
"Happy are the people whose God is the Lord." Ps. 144:15
Sermon Outline
- I. The Happiness of the People of God
- A. Consists in God being their God
- B. Consists in God being their portion
- C. Consists in them being His inheritance
- II. The Heaped Up Happiness of Those Whose God is the Lord
- A. So great and so glorious as cannot be conceived
- B. So great and so glorious as cannot be uttered
- III. Nothing Can Make a Man Truly Miserable Who Has God for His Portion
- A. God is the author of all true happiness
- B. God is the donor of all true happiness
- C. God is the maintainer of all true happiness
Key Quotes
“Oh, the heaped up happiness of those whose God is the Lord!” — Thomas Brooks
“The happiness of such is so great and so glorious--as cannot be conceived, as cannot be uttered!” — Thomas Brooks
“Therefore, he who has Him for his God, for his portion, is the only happy man in the world!” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Recognize God as the source of all true happiness and blessedness.
- Make God your God, your portion, and your inheritance to experience true happiness.
- Rely on God to maintain and sustain your happiness in all circumstances.